Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 287 BC?

23 of the people we track were surely alive in 287 BC. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

  1. Ashoka17–18
  2. Epicurus55–56
  3. Chanakya88–89
  4. Zeno of Citium45–50
  5. Pyrrhus of Epirus31
  6. Aristarchus of Samos21–26
  7. Seleucus I Nicator71–72
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus21
  9. Pharnavaz I39
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes3–9
  11. Qu Yuan56
  12. Bindusara33
  13. Antiochus I Soter36–38
  14. Lysimachus66–74
  15. Cleanthes44–45
  16. Aratus26–30
  17. Demetrius of Phalerum63–64
  18. Demetrius I Poliorcetes49–51
  19. Arsinoe II29–30
  20. Arcesilaus28
  21. Hiero II of Syracuse21
  22. Strato of Lampsacus46–50
  23. Herophilos48

Where the people alive in 287 BC were born

The 23 best known of those alive in 287 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (21 of 23 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list